Canadian Experience Class

Canada is creating a new fast-track immigration program for temporary foreign workers and international students.

Canada has released instructions for how certain Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holders can apply for a new open work permit or extend the one they currently have.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has updated the conditions for issuing study permit to a student who is required to complete a prerequisite program before he or she begins a second program in a Designated educational institution .

Canada is now accepting applications to its two new caregiver immigration pilots.

It appears Canada’s youngest and easternmost province will take in over 1,700 immigrants three ‎years earlier than expected.‎

Canada’s federal government has increased the number of citizenship judges it employs from 5 to 14 just months after it relaxed the requirements for obtaining Canadian citizenship

The August 15 draw issued invitations to candidates from 10 ‎occupations including accountants, public relations managers, and ‎registered nurses‏

The government of Ontario will issue Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to Express Entry candidates who are eligible for Ontario’s Express Entry (HCP) stream on a weekly basis. This stream is part of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).

Ontario's French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream does not require a job offer in Ontario or a ‎minimum CRS score

A new targeted draw through Ontario’s Human Capital Priorities Stream on August 9 issued 947 invitations to Express Entry candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores as low as 350. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program says the (CRS) score range for this latest draw was 350 to 439 and those issued Notifications of Interest (NOIs) submitted their Express Entry profile between January 1, 2018, and August 9, 2018.
Express Entry candidates targeted in this draw were required to have a job offer in Ontario.

Registered nurses, business consultants and accountants among occupations targeted by May 31 Human Capital Priorities draw

Candidates with eligible work experience in 6 tech occupations received ITA in July 12 draw

The Masters Graduate Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program reached its intake limit in less than an hour in the most recent intake period on April 5, 2018.

Ontario tech draws will provide a pathway to permanent residence for tech workers in 6 occupations

Prince Edward Island selected 104 applicant who had a profile in Express Entry selection pool in addition to an Expression of Interest to live in the province .

Prince Edward Island (PEI) is the latest province to launch an Express Entry stream. Through CIC’s Express Entry system PEI will now be able to recruit candidates that match the province’s labour market needs.

Canada has an aging population, with a longer life expectancy and a relatively low birth rate. Accordingly, the country needs immigration to grow the population and economy, Regarding Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Policy, the new government -- led by Justin Trudeau -- has pledged to make family reunification a core priority, welcome new immigrants as a key strategy to job creation and long-term economic growth for the middle class, and place emphasis on humanitarian aid and assistance to refugees to demonstrate fairness and compassion.

The province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) has reopened the Express Entry stream of the PEI PNP program . The government of PEI had not been accepting new Expressions of Interest (EOIs) to this stream since late 2016. However, the PEI PNP is now once again accepting EOIs.

Provincial nominee programs, or PNPs, permit participating provinces and territories to nominate number of economic immigration candidates for Canadian permanent residence each year based on a limited cap.

The popular Quebec Investor program (QIIP) has reopened for up to 1,900 new applications, as of May 29, 2017. The QIIP is Canada's only currently available passive investor immigration program, and throughout the years it has proven popular — the intake is expected to fill before the scheduled end date of the application cycle, February 23, 2018.